For his first match since his defeat in the Roland-Garros semi-finals, Iga Swiatek won in Bad Hombourg against Victoria Azarenka. Jasmine Paolini and Jessica Pegula have also passed.
A week before Wimbledon, the Bad Hombourg tournament offers a raised competition, with no less than four players in the top 10. Among them, the former world n ° 1 IGA SwiTEK, who was returning to competition, 19 days after his defeat in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros against Aryna Sabalenka. It has been more than a year since the Polish has no longer won a tournament, and the lawn is not its favorite surface, but she hopes to look good in Wimbledon, the only Grand Colem tournament where she did not reach the last square.
For its beginnings to Bad Hombourg, the now world n ° 8 was opposed to Victoria Azarenka, who also tumbled in the standings, from 20th to 105th between January and June. And it was Swiatek who won 6-4, 6-4 in 1h36, winning his fifth game in a row against the Belarusian. Led 4-1 in the first set, the Polish set the machine on the way and won five following games to pocket the Channel. In the second, she led 2-1 and then was rocked, but at 3-3, she resumed the service of Azarenka and managed to keep her advance to the end to win her ticket for the quarters, where she will face Maria Sakkari or Ekaterina Alexandrova.
A 100% American quarter
The world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, eliminated by Loïs Boisson in Roland-Garros, also qualified for the quarters, having Katerina Siniakova (78th) on the score of 6-2, 6-3 in 1h03. The American easily won the first set in breakant at 2-2 and 4-2, then she led 3-1 in the second on her momentum. But the Czech managed to return to 3-3… before losing three games in a row. In quarters, Pegula will be opposed to his compatriot Emma Navarro (10th), who eliminated Naomi Osaka on the score of 6-4, 6-4 in 1h27, thanks to a 4-4 break in the two sets.
The world n ° 4 Jasmine Paolini also passed the eighth milestone, in two tie-breaks against Leylah Fernandez: 10-8 then 8-6 in 2h33. This completely disjointed match was marked by ten breaks, and the Italian had to save a set at 6-5 in the first round and two in the first tie-break. Then she missed a match ball at 5-2, three to 6-5 and had to save two set balls in the decisive game before winning. Next opponent: Elina Svitolina or Beatriz Haddad Maia.
